Windows Azure Action – Community Newsletter – 20th February 2013

WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – LOCAL

WINDOWS AZURE IN ACTION – IN GENERAL

Windows Azure Platform

No known platform updates

• Microsoft Azure overtakes Amazon's cloud in performance test - Network World

Cloud                    

• The State of Cloud Storage in 2013 – infographic
• How Does the Cloud Change a Developer's Job?
• The Impact of Cloud Computing on FDA's Regulation of Medical Products
• Gartner Predicts Infrastructure Services Will Accelerate Cloud Computing Growth
• PCI DSS cloud computing guidelines strike discord among would-be adopters

Microsoft

• Announcing release of ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2 Update  - Lots of Azure enhancements
• Windows Azure Named Cloud Storage Leader

• Horse-Racing Website Migrates to the Cloud and Enjoys 50 Per Cent Growth in Users
• Sage Uses Scalable Cloud Solution to Design Business Software, Reduce Costs 

TECHNOLOGY

• Windows Azure PowerShell – Getting Started

• Node.js and MongoLab on Windows Azure
• Java in the azure cloud: new Eclipse plugin released

Features

• Windows Azure Active Directory (current) resource list
• Microsoft ASP.NET Tools for Windows Azure Active Directory – Visual Studio 2012
• The branding of Windows Azure Active Directory
• Get started with Windows Azure AD Developer Preview today!
• [Sample Of Feb 17th] Windows Azure Access Control for Single Sign-On

• Hadoop .Net HDFS File Access

• Practical Azure #11: Worker Roles

• Devices + Services: Near Realtime Sensor Data with Windows Azure Mobile Services, .NET MicroFramework, Pusher and ASP .NET MVC<< this is very cool 
• Periodic Notifications with Windows Azure Mobile Services
• Dealing with Expired Channels in Windows Azure Mobile Services

• PHP Troubleshooting in Windows Azure Web Sites
• Windows Azure Web Sites Tutorials

• Deploying a Linux Web Farm on Windows Azure in 30 mins

• Enable Cross-Premises Connectivity to Windows Azure with Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG) 2010

Core Services

• Messaging and Networking with Windows Azure Webinar 21st February PST 8am

• Choosing between SQL Server in Windows Azure VM & Windows Azure SQL Database

• Revisiting Windows Azure Shared Access Signature
• Uploading Large Files in Windows Azure Blob Storage Using Shared Access Signature, HTML, and JavaScript
• [Sample Of Feb 11st] Call Azure storage REST API

Other

• Windows Azure IaaS Cmdlets Source Code is Now Available
• Migration and Deployment Series Part 12: How Windows Azure Plays Into the Equation

• Building your first Provider-Hosted App for SharePoint using Windows Azure – Part 1

• Citrix CloudBridge now connects to Microsoft Azure
• How to create Data Model of SQL Azure database using Telerik Open Access ORM
• It’s a #windowsazure storage manager but not as we know it: Introducing ZUD.IO
• Check out the new look of Cotega – SQL Azure Monitoring Service

COMMUNITY

Global Windows Azure Bootcamp! On April 27th, 2013

User Groups

• Sydney (Conor Brady/ Ershad Nozari)
• Melbourne (Mahesh Krishnan and Chris Padgett)
• Brisbane (Dean Robertson)
• Auckland (Ryan Crawcour)
• Perth Cloud User Group (Rivaaj Jumna, Hadwin Fung)

Regional

• NZ: Follow @technetnz@msdnnz
• Singapore: Singapore Azure User Group (official website)

• Check in on what MVPs around Australia & New Zealand are up to
  • David, Steve, Mahesh and Mick are MVPs for Australia

Social

• Twitter: Adding yourself to the Azure Australia Twitter list
• Facebook: Becoming a Facebook fan
• Links:Windows Azure developer jump site for Australia